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Hello SME,

My Query is as follows:

Since a trinagle has 3 different height, I have got doubt wether any of 3 height can be mutlipiled with any of 3 base ( sides of triangle) to calulate area of triangle or specific base on which perpendicular is dropped , multiplied with respective perpendicular to calulate area.

Please advise

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Hello SME,

When we use the area formula, we use the value of the height corresponding to the base opposite to it in the triangle.
Imagine a rectangle with area base*height. It has two triangles with the diagonal as a common base and hence we imagine the area of a triangle as half of (b*h). Here the height corresponds to the base.
Hope you are clear. Please revert back in case of further issues.

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Query on Geometry 26 Feb 2021, 09:09
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Hello SME,

My Query is as follows:

Since a trinagle has 3 different height, I have got doubt wether any of 3 height can be mutlipiled with any of 3 base ( sides of triangle) to calulate area of triangle or specific base on which perpendicular is dropped , multiplied with respective perpendicular to calulate area.

Please advise

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Hi vickytvn

Not getting your query, can you please elaborate.
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Hello SME,

My Query is as follows:

Since a trinagle has 3 different height, I have got doubt wether any of 3 height can be mutlipiled with any of 3 base ( sides of triangle) to calulate area of triangle or specific base on which perpendicular is dropped , multiplied with respective perpendicular to calulate area.

Please advise

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Any base can be multiplied with its respective height and that will give same value for the area calculation . You can try with a right triangle ..